Pastor's Message

What does it mean to be the Church these days? I often wonder if what we do as the church of Jesus Christ today is what Jesus had in mind for his disciples when he called them/us. So much energy is spent on buildings and structures, organization and policies. Is this what Jesus meant for us? I struggle with these things because I am a component of such time constraining behavior as well as one who abhors it. It’s easy to get caught up in such “church work” and lose site of Jesus’ call to follow him.

I wonder what kind of congregation we might be if we didn’t have a building to take care. Would we be more dedicated with our time to talk with God, worship, study the Bible, develop relationships, give and serve others? What if we met in a rented space that was energy efficient, handicap accessible and maintained by another owner? Would this free us to practice our vocation of discipleship: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and helping the poor? The real question for us is this: If we knew a different structure or form of church life would make a difference in our devotion to God would we be willing to give up what we have and choose a new way of being church together? These are lots of questions to ponder.    MORE...

Rev. Keith M. Haithcock, Pastor & Teacher